From
Postcard
for America: Senators Bernie
Sanders (I-VT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
introduced legislation to build a 100 percent renewable energy economy by
2050. It calls for 50 percent of U.S. electricity to be produced by
renewable energy sources like wind or solar by 2030, and 100 percent by
2050. It would require zero carbon emission vehicle standards and prohibit
federal approval of
oil and gas pipelines, among other measures. There is not Bill number yet (I'll add it into the GoogleDoc
when it appears) but it is called the "100 by 50" Act. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CZpsMgDuwF-nsoychbhUBEQOb0v7_ISQUXQ9hqudi9U/edit

Trump signed an executive
order directing the Interior Department to “reconsider” the safety
regulations on off-shore oil drilling put in place after the Deepwater
Horizon disaster and the bans on drilling in the southeastern Atlantic and
Arctic Oceans. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/us/politics/trump-offshore-drilling.html. For the sake of the
climate and the oil workers, let’s contact Secretary of the Interior Ryan
Zinke and let him know what we think at Dept. of the Interior, 1849 C
Street N.W., Washington, DC 20240.

The
Ninth Circuit Court has stayed more than a couple of Trump’s executive
orders and he’s threatened to shut them down for usurping his power. Sen. McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Flake
(R-AZ) appear to agree with this have introduced legislation this week to
do so. Sen. Daines (R-MT) and Sen. Sullivan (R-AK) also put forth
similar legislation this week. The ninth circuit court, which covers California,
Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho and Montana,
plus Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, is the largest appellate court
in the USA. The senators proposing this legislation come from
conservative states and unsaid in the legislation but a long held belief
by conservatives is that this court is too liberal in its decisions.
However, their stated reason is that the court has too many cases.
"Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski, a Ronald Reagan appointee, saidThursdaythat every attempt to split up
the court has been misguided. By staying large, he said, the circuit can
reallocate judges to where they’re needed most. The reason for the backlog
over the years, he said, has been
largely the result of open seats staying vacant for months, and a
resistance to adding more judges to the circuit. “The problem is not
solved until you appoint more judges.” The court is opposed to the split. http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-hes-absolutely-looking-at-breaking-up-the-9th-circuit-court-2017-4 Let’s
let our senators know that we don't want the ninth circuit court split
either and want them to vote no on these pieces of legislation.

"U.S. President Donald Trump has signed
an executive order to allow national monument designations to be rescinded
or reduce the size of sites as the administration pushes to open up more
federal land to drilling, mining and other development." Trump
and his Republican colleagues are making the predictable argument that
states, not the federal government, should have the right to decide
"which land is protected and which is open for development."
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-interior-monuments-idUSKBN17S1MH 31 senators, led by Tom Udall
(D-NM), have sent an open letter to Trump objecting to the EO. Why don't
we join Udall in telling Trump "Americans care deeply about the
National Monuments and their voices should be considered if you proceed
with any potential changes to the monument designations." We can let
45 know by sending him an email or calling him: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact. On
Twitter, there is a hashtag associated with critique of this EO, so let's
use it in our tweets: #MonumentsforAll.

From
one of our own: A tip to stay safe
-- When you see petition or donation sites, go to a WHOIS search (such as https://www.whois.com/whois/
) and type in the domain name and see where the domain is owned,
registered and managed. For instance, I just deleted a couple of donation
links from a group called "crowdjustice[dot]org. That domain is
registered, owned and managed in Panama. Panama does not have to adhere to
the United States FCC laws and regulations. Your information - name,
address, phone number, email address, BROWSING HISTORY,
credit/debit card information - all of that can be up for grabs by anyone
in the world that wants to buy it. Stay safe everyone!!

Common Cause, a nonprofit,
nonpartisan citizen's lobbying organization promoting open, honest and
accountable government, gives us an insight into the ethics of Trump’s
first 100 days showing it may be the most corrupt in our history. They also offer a petition as well.
Let’s read and sign: https://stateoftheswamp.com/

The
vote to replace the ACA could come as early as Friday. While the Freedom
Caucus is now on board with the bill, the MacArthur-Meadows amendment
would undermine coverage guaranteed by the ACA by allowing states to get a
waiver from having to use the ACA’s “community rating” requirement, which
prevents insurers from charging premiums based on customers' health. Specifically, it would allow
states with waivers 1) to charge people with pre-existing conditions much
higher premiums due to their illnesses, putting coverage out of reach for
some, 2) to opt out of covering“essential health benefits”,an
ACA mandate that all insurance plans cover certain services, such as
mental health and prescription drug benefits, and 3) toloosen restrictions on how much more older
people can be charged than younger people.http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/330656-new-obamacare-repeal-bill-puts-centrists-on-the-spotIn addition, this amendment to the GOP-
proposed health plan exempts Congress members and their staffs so that
they can maintain their current, ACA-based, health insurance. Also,
the bill also features cuts to expanded Medicaid that has helped countless
citizens. http://www.vox.com/2017/4/25/15429982/gop-exemption-ahca-amendmentWe the people have gotten used to
having quality care no matter where we live and we expected this
administration to live up to its word to improve health care and costs.
This does neither. We need to let our legislators know that this isnota
healthcare plan, as it will hurt so many people and we want Congress to
have the same insurance options as everyone else.

With
years of documentation on why trickle-down economics does not work the way
it once thought it would, Trump’s new tax plan appears that he is not
privy to that information. It
gives big tax cuts to businesses and the wealthy with Trump saying that it
will put people back to work. http://thehill.com/policy/finance/330696-trump-proposes-sweeping-tax-reform Let’s let Trump know that experience
has shown us that when corporations and the wealthy have more money, they
generally do not use it to create more jobs for people who need/want to
work.

Fallada
Project is yet another postcard initiative, but with a twist. If you missed this soon after the
inauguration, it is a great way to get others involved:http://falladaproject.orgThe logo can be printed and glued to postcards
and then addressed and stamped to Trump.

The
Trump administration is reviewing all of National Monument designations
since the mid-90's in the hopes of making them smaller to allow for
drilling, mining, and other developments in those areas. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-interior-monuments-idUSKBN17S03N
Let's tell them that we want to keep and protect the existing monuments.
Write to: Michael D Need, Bureau of Land
Management, 1849 C Street NW, Rm. 5665, Washington DC 20240 or
call: 202-208-3801

The
new Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will be overseeing the Russian
investigation. We need to tell him that we want an independent
investigation and that he needs to appoint a special prosecutor. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/25/rosenstein-confirmed-attorney-general-237600 Write him here: Rod Rosenstein, Deputy
Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001

The Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of groups across the United States
representing the interests of black communities, has a terrific idea: in
the week before Mother’s Day, organizations across the country will bail
out mothers who would otherwise spend Mother’s Day in jail simply because
they cannot afford bail. Information on Mama’s Bail Out Day
and how to donate are here:https://nomoremoneybail.org

The idea of
net neutrality is that all Internet traffic should be equal to everyone.
Corporations and those who can afford it should not get faster speeds any
more than they should get cleaner drinking water. http://www.businessinsider.com/steve-wozniak-apple-net-neutrality-2017-4
Here's the direct link for leaving a comment about net neutrality for the
benefit of all Americans, an issue already recently resolved after
significant public comment! Revisiting the issue is a waste of
taxpayer dollars, and threatens the availability of an open Internet for
all. FCC comment link: HTTPS://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express
(In top box, enter
"14-28" for the proceeding number and fill out the rest of the
comment form.)

If your senators and reps
aren't saved in your phone yet,
text your US postal addressto (520) 200-2223 and get a
text back with your

STATE & FEDERAL legislative rep phone numbers.

Trump
has requested a special meeting with the entire Senate at the White House today. All indications point to
his looking for permission to go to war over North Korea. China is asking
Washington for patience. However,
we know that Trump want to improve his ratings and needs to show that he
is strong and decisive. He thinks
that making a show of force would help him do both. Nothing Trump has done so far has been
done in a careful, thoughtful manner.
With two leaders such as Trump and Kim who are so volatile, this is
getting more dangerous. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-missile-program.html
Let’s contact our senators and tell them to oppose a war decision and to
impress that diplomacy, while it may be slow, is always the first
choice.

From Daily Action: Today's Daily Action is to call both of your
Senators at (844) 241-1141 to demand an independent non-partisan
commission, like the 9/11 Commission, to investigate Russian interference
in the November election. After the House investigations became a debacle,
the last great hope for Congress was that the Senate Intelligence
Committee was going to get this right. For more info, click here:https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0k1qCMVpKZpQ2NzUHpfc1pwVWs

Only
eight states require genocide education as part of their curriculum. The Ann Frank Center for Mutual Respect
has announced its “50 State Genocide Education Project” by announcing
those state legislators who will be introducing such legislation. http://annefrank.com/50-state-genocide-education-project/
Let’s check this link and thank the legislators taking this on and follow
and support the passage of these bills in our states.

Because he
has no legislative accomplishments to point to in his first 100 days,
Trump is bragging about the unprecedented number of executive orders he
signed. Here's what Trump said about President Obama just one year
ago: "The country wasn't
based on executive orders. Right now, Obama goes around signing executive
orders. He can't even get along with the Democrats, and he goes around
signing all these executive orders. It's a basic disaster. You can't do
it." https://www.apnews.com/e9f75e03bb7a41c1a44e9512d4990832/Trump-touts-executive-orders-he-once-lambasted
Let's send him postcards with his own quote to remind him of his
hypocrisy and to show that we're paying attention. The President, The
White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington DC 20500

Petitions to Sign

We know that the Trump administration, and
specifically FCC chairman Ajit Pai, has put Net Neutrality under attack.
What might be unclear, though, is just how big of a threat this is to all
of us. It is about much more than selling your browsing history. Many
aren’t aware that it’s thanks to Net Neutrality that anyone can mobilize
online. When activists are able to turn out thousands of people in the
streets at a moment’s notice, it’s because companies like Comcast aren’t
allowed to block their messages or websites. The Trump administration is
doing everything in its power to clamp down on dissent. If we lose Net
Neutrality, it will have succeeded. Learn more about this issue (https://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality-what-you-need-know-now).
There’s a petition too (http://act.freepress.net/sign/internet_NN_trump),
but best of all would be for us to bend our MoCs’ ears.

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Rogan’s List is a daily, thoroughly vetted action list for people who are unhappy with the current administration and who want to become more politically involved, but do not have time for the research. The compiler, Susan Goodrich Rogan, is a retired librarian who has worked in university, community college, and elementary school libraries. She is the mother of eleven and the grandmother of nine..